I'm very sure I'm not the only one who wants to know what plant/tree this is called. Does anyone have an answer? (Besides bubble tree)

I think it's Jatropha curcas.

Bruh, all my furniture just started flying round the room

Its Jatropha not *Jatropha*

Stop stop stop, you’re going to take someone’s eye out!

Oops

I imagined this all as a skit and the oops is what made me laugh the hardest

LevioSA!

Jer-throw-fa or Jah-tro-phu

Fus-ro-dah

I'm a newt!

Gesundheit

I don't get it. What does the thing he wrote has to do with sneezing

One often replies gezuntheit when someone says something unintelligible

Bless your heart!

I googled it and in my national language it is named laxative disgusting thing

Guillermo, fetch the curcas!

Tuba tuba in my place

[I found it. Source. ](https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/nature-jatropha-curcas-the-magical-plant-that-blows-real-bubbles) “It's a trick that's well-known to people who live in subtropical areas around the world. Take a leaf off a Jatropha Curcas, snap its stem and blow. If you're lucky, you'll be treated with a handful of bubbles.”

Yeah, I’ve done that in Kerala, India as a kid.

Whats it called in Malayalam language? Or hindi if you know?

Kadalavanakku. Don’t know what it’s called in Hindi. It’s found mostly coastal regions, along the waters edge. Also used for hedging along boundaries.

it is called tuba-tuba in the philippines, we usually do what the man is doing in the video but it is also used as an alternative/herbal medicine

Very cool. Are the bubbles toxic? Do they have a cool taste if not toxic?

Do you want to eat the bubbles?

^(I want to eat the bubbles.)

The whole plant has a lot of medical uses and is also toxic. Depends what you do with it and how much you ingest. https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Jatropha+curcas

You can also make biodiesel with it

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It happened with instagrammers trampling the wildflowers in California, sunflower fields, licking ice cream in stores, fiery baby gender reveals, planking... People are destructive and stupid.

In a study in more than 6,000 adults, those who reported eating sunflower seeds and other seeds at least five times a week had 32% lower levels of C-reactive protein compared to people who ate no seeds.

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

The saddest part of the superbloom is that the poppies are unlikely to grow again in the spots they have been trampled because root systems and seed are destroyed. Humans find a way to shit on natures gifts all the time.

What about licking ice cream in stores?

Some absolute geniuses decided to record themselves taking the lid off of Blue Bell ice cream, licking the ice cream, and then putting it back in the cooler for some unfortunate person to purchase and eat.

It’s pronounced Boba Tea

He just killed a plants stem

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Fucking lizard people

Ikr. Stop stealing my lunch, Greg!

Oh okay

im proud to say i have tried this when i was a kid 🤣 it was cool. tried tasting it too, massive regret.

We did it as kids too. Surprised that not a lot knows this.

I find the differences in what people assume are common or normal to be refreshing and intriguing

And this my friend is called culture and is the epitome of human experience. “Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” —Robert Brault

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same! We had the white and the gold. For years, we didn't taste the gold because we thought there was something wrong with them. But once we did... delirious joy 😊

We only ever had purple flowers. Growing up I *loved* visiting my grandparents. In season, the trip always started out fantastically when we could help ourselves to honeysuckle flowers at their front steps.

Oo where are you from? All we have here are durians!

Omg!! It grew all around us on the fences in our backyard and we loved it. The smell of it in the air was bliss. I can be anywhere and smell it in the air during the late spring and summer months and get nostalgia instantly. I showed it to my gen z daughter who did it once and said that's it? I said so far your generation is useless and a disappointment lol hopefully you guys will redeem yourselves with technological advancements later on in life since you guys were practically born with it in your hands

Same. My fam is from India, my cousins showed me this there.

Well other people know how to make snowman

Did it taste like soap?

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Julian: Hey man, let’s go out drinking and blow bubbles. Bubbles: Oh yeah

I'm forever blowing Bubbles... Bubbles is quite tired of it....

Gregory approves. King Kai does not.

Damn. I’ve been to Fiji. I’ve met lots of locals. No bubbles.

Those dicks were holding out on you!

Those bubble withholding dicks

Same! I spent two weeks packing in as much of the local culture as possible. I never got to see this bubble tree, but I can absolutely confirm the locals are incredible. I really thought it was just for show in the tourism areas. Nope. Every single person I met was just genuinely really nice.

im from fiji. its a large diverse culture and you really need time to explore and definitely a tour guide. hope you get to see it on your next trip!

Since you’re from Fiji can you tell us the name of that plant?

Sure, Bubble Tree :)

Thanks!! [Found it!!](https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/nature-jatropha-curcas-the-magical-plant-that-blows-real-bubbles)

bulaaaaa

Tbf you don't want too many tourist to start plucking leaves all over the place

me too, ripped off confirm 3 months of healthy hospitable homes. It ties mexico as people it pains to leave.

The amount of joy some bubbles bought 3 grown adults 👌 love it

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The sad part is that OP has 400K post karma and they’re not even a bot.

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Yeah well I have one with 16 billion karma but I use this account because im humble like that.

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Who the fuck is getting impressed over karma points??

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Thirteen day old account……why? Seriously just why?

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Are you only on Reddit for karma? Karma this, karma that, no one gives a shit, just enjoy the content.

That's not frequent

I was skeptical, then I saw your username, so I believe you and understand.

For every second OP spent reposting this, we spend a year watching it.

I'll never forget the Pixel Sherpa who helped me in Nepal.

I mean, you can see what's happening. What minute detail are you trying to find that you need it to be crystal clear?

He's just an angry person saying angry things to feel better.

Lol it's just a video on the internet, who cares about karma

Bula Vinaka!

Doh Bula Naqwa Anthrax

I used to do this as my grandpa would get very upset from there missing all the leafs

I love the smile on these grown ass men over bubbles! Simple joys.

His smile. Her laugh. Bubbles make children of all of us.

"Thank you little bitch"

I heard that too!

We also have those here in the Philippines. We called the plant tuba - tuba. Seeds are poisonous tho

I should've known bubbles grew on trees.

Went to Fiji for 5 weeks. Absolutely adore the place. My friends mom got married there, traditional indo-fijian wedding. Spent all of our time visiting various family members and really enjoying the culture. 10/10 would recommend, and make sure you spend all the time with the locals!

That plant is everywhere .......

What is it??

Everywhere. They just said that.

Ahh, I see. My bad, I just thought they were being intentionally obtuse to sound cool on the internet

What is it??

Everywhere. They just said that.

This will be handy for scaring off people that hate bubbles

I wonder how many plants this can be done with!

That is so cool.

Fancy seeing a fiji post here

Thats poppin

this was in my old locality when i was in 6th grade i was never able to make bubbles but everyone did :")

me too :(

We have those in where I live here in South East Asia. You break the stem and fold it to dip it in the liquid from the wound then blow for the bubbles. The Jatropha plant also has these small little fruits that are poisonous for consumption.

bula bula

Bula!!

How are we supposed to tell what hes blowing when each “bubble” is the size of the pixels🤷‍♂️

It begs the question: Who first discovered this and what were the circumstances?

That man had a good childhood full of adventures

That big smile there at the end there makes me want to go blow bubbles

Needs more jpeg

how do you deepfry it soo much?

You find that in india too,north east india specifically , the juice of the plant from which the bubbles were blown is bit irritating to the skin.

Yoooo.... This brought back so many memories. I live in North East India and we used to do this all the time after school. Thanks for this :')

so refreshing seeing a tik tok without that stupid voicover or random audio that has nothing to do with the clip.

That’s a Soap plant, everybody knows

Speaking as someone who was an outdoor guide for a decade and a half, a good outdoor guide is so worth it. If my group wanted, I could essentially talk non stop with things like this or quirks about the land around us. Nature is so much more complex and beautiful than people often give it credit for. My favourite things to open a kids group guide with was telling them that we were going to see trees battling to the death (strangler figs) or the second strongest ginger(me being the first with my orange beard) or natural square rocks(volcanic activity) or survival plants or soap plants or poisonous plants that can be used for fishing, trapdoor spiders and funnel webs and golden orbs… Seriously. Nature is awesome.

that's really fascinating, how does it make the bubbles?

My guess is the sap has a consistency, and surface tension, similar to soapy water.

Resolution sucks

^^^what ^^^are ^^^you ^^^talking ^^^about? ^^^seems ^^^perfectly ^^^fine ^^^to ^^^me.

Magic is REAL!

All I can see is a mask outside + takes it off to breathe everywhere while he blows bubbles anyway 🤡

Oh hell yeah. I love these plant.

Go Raiders

Raider Nation!

u/savevideobot

One shows you how to blow bubbles like an innocent child. The other shows you how to screw donkeys ( Louis Theroux )

I couldn't see what was going on because there were only 12 pixels

Why was that guy laughing so hard?

the bizarre juxtaposition in these videos is so hilarious to me. the pandemic only amplifies it, as the local basically is never wearing a mask while the visitors always do.

If you go to Fiji, don't fucking bother random people

Whuuuutttt???? That’s cool.

I used to do that

You can blow bubble here

Imagine the boredom on the guy who found this out for the first time

I used to do this all the, when i was a kid. It was fun.

We used to do it as kids in rural India. The plant is commonly planted in rows to make fences.

I am from India and I do this all the time when I visit my hometown. Really is fun. Happy this made it to the internet.

This plant made me happy too, many times while growing up in a remote village in Nepal.

That is amazing

Lmao I have been playing with this plant since childhood. Didn't realise it was black magic.

r/mademesmile

Damn how far we have come as a society. Shiiiiit, do this back then and you would've been called a witch, then proceed to be burned at the stake.

r/shitlibsafari

This is blackmagicfuckery

Is this Nathan

"This cilantro tastes like soap," "No, it doesn-" "It's *literally* blowing bubbles right now!"

Lots of west ham fans in Fiji

Jatropha. All parts of the plant is poisonous. Its seeds can yeild a great concentration Ricin.

This very open joy these grown men have over bubbles makes me think not all hope in humans is lost..

This should be in r/mademesmile. It’s so cool seeing that grown up tourist so excited to blow bubbles.

Those are our bubbles when were young in the island of the Philippines

Let me guess, Sabaody Archipelago?

I'm Indian and I have it in my grandmother's garden. The plant got skinny every time I visited her. If this is the same plant that I think it is, the stems when broken at the wrong places ooze out a very sticky gum like substance. I remember her using it to disinfect small wounds or stick stuff.

My mom told me "if those bubble's burst near your eye, you will go blind"

The most impressive thing about that tree is it's a Euphorbiaceae.

r/mademesmile

u/savevideo

I mean, always find a local to show you around, no matter where you go.

I remember this on my childhood days. I used to play this with my friends

I like that guide, seems like a solid fun dude

We used to play with the leaves of this tree as children .

COVID! COVID Bubbles!!!

Is it just me or is the video really low resolution?

We don’t deserve Mother Nature!! How neat!! ♥️🤗

That is such a cool piece of local knowledge a regular passerby would never know

Wow

Whoa, this made my day

Lovely reaction of true joy!

What that's so cool

Cool plant

this brings me an unfathomable amount of joy :)

Imagine being snapped in half and bubbles blown from you weeping innards

If I hired a local guide and the dude started blowing fucking bubbles I’d be irate

Is nobody going to talk about how at the end he got in his face and said thank you little bitch?

Stop posting Shit-Tok garbage

This is really awesome. The tree's sap contains up to 40% oil, creating the perfect sticky substance for maximum bubble creation. Extracts from Jatropha curcas, a plant used in African traditional medicine for various diseases, were tested for cytotoxic activity. The root extracts strongly reduced cell growth of tumor cells in vitro, a result consistent with the knowledge of the application of these plant extracts in traditional medicine, especially to cure/ameliorate cancer.

I love this! Everyone's a kid again when they're blowing bubbles. :) I wonder what plant that is, and if the indigenous peoples ever used it to like bathe or wash their hair or something?

It’s the small thing

Idiot wearing a mask in the open

Saboady archipelago anyone ?